All things relating to home networking, from network wiring to Wi-Fi and more.
The Zyxel PLA6456BBKIT powerline adapter kit is a quick way to extend your wired network from one end of your home to another without running an actual network cable. It turns a couple of power sockets into two ends of a standard network connection. The kit’s included two adapters are …
The EnGenius ESR580 EnMesh tri-band Whole-Home Smart Wi-Fi System is a decent mesh with the potential to be an excellent one. It has a practical hardware design, an easy setup process, and a useful app. The performance is also better than that of many similar canned systems, including its presumed …
The Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine, or UDM, is my new favorite Wi-Fi 5 router. It’s an advanced enterprise-class system packed in a beautiful, compact, home-friendly hardware box. You can use it as a simple single router via a sleek mobile app, like it’s no big deal. Or you can dive …
Ubiquiti‘s latest Wi-Fi router, announced today, has a name that’s so out of this world: AmpliFi Alien. But before you start thinking of predator, or a mean joke to spook your DACA friends, let me break it to you: This router is not a total stranger. Update: The in-depth review …
At $230, the all-new NETGEAR Orbi RBK13 is the most affordable version among the famous Orbi mesh brand. The new Wi-Fi system has an entirely new design, consisting of three hardware units instead of the traditional two. But it shares the same mobile app, web interface and hence has the …
With the Archer AX3000, not to be confused with the Archer AX50, TP-Link manages to hit that current sweet spot of Wi-Fi 6. The router delivers the performance level of existing available clients at a cost most of us won’t need to think twice. Indeed, available at Walmart at just …
ARRIS’s first Wi-Fi 6 offering, the SURFboard mAX Pro AX11000 Mesh system (model W133), is a bit of an exaggeration. Without a multi-gig network port, it can’t deliver max Wi-Fi 6 speeds, and its mobile app doesn’t include any pro features or, I dare say, any features at all. Update: …
